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Our National Forests: Stories from America's Most Important Public Lands
by Greg M. Peters
I felt that this book was a prime example of the sheer amount of experiences that the national forests of the United State have gone through. Each of the nine chapters dealt with a different aspect of the forest and below I will lay them out and highlight interesting things from each.
There were so many wonderful pictures throughout the book that made it even easier and more fun to read. I would give this book 5 stars but it didn't have citations for any of the facts so I had to deduct one.
1. Eastern National Forests: I liked how this was a clear history of the NFS. It was intriguing to me how the argument for protecting the forests came from a need to protect the drinking waters of cities after a flood in Pittsburgh.
2. The Art and Science of Growing Trees: You can make a tree think that it's mature by grafting it onto an older tree and then it makes pinecones! This was just so cool to me. I really enjoyed this chapter a lot.
3. Restoring America's Grasslands: Grasslands are quite out of luck but lots is being done to improve them, such as turning old arms factories into a tall grass prairie.
4. Native Voices and the Struggle to be Heard: Many treaties were broken.
5. Crowd Control: Interesting to think about how the conflicting interests of various users are fought for. This one gave some good food for thought.
6. The Origins and Future of Wilderness: What does wilderness mean and how do we help it continue? I liked the questions posed here and the historical perspective.
7. Citizen Science: Wolverines are massive.
8. The Eagle Creek Fire: The fire sure brought people together.
9. Diversity and Representation: It's been a long road to getting minority groups into the NFS.
There were so many wonderful pictures throughout the book that made it even easier and more fun to read. I would give this book 5 stars but it didn't have citations for any of the facts so I had to deduct one.
1. Eastern National Forests: I liked how this was a clear history of the NFS. It was intriguing to me how the argument for protecting the forests came from a need to protect the drinking waters of cities after a flood in Pittsburgh.
2. The Art and Science of Growing Trees: You can make a tree think that it's mature by grafting it onto an older tree and then it makes pinecones! This was just so cool to me. I really enjoyed this chapter a lot.
3. Restoring America's Grasslands: Grasslands are quite out of luck but lots is being done to improve them, such as turning old arms factories into a tall grass prairie.
4. Native Voices and the Struggle to be Heard: Many treaties were broken.
5. Crowd Control: Interesting to think about how the conflicting interests of various users are fought for. This one gave some good food for thought.
6. The Origins and Future of Wilderness: What does wilderness mean and how do we help it continue? I liked the questions posed here and the historical perspective.
7. Citizen Science: Wolverines are massive.
8. The Eagle Creek Fire: The fire sure brought people together.
9. Diversity and Representation: It's been a long road to getting minority groups into the NFS.